Collective Complaints

bilateral. dull ache. better with heat.

1. insomnia: hard to fall asleep 2. PMS 3. anxiety/stress

this week’s chief complaint was emotions. people are mostly feeling anxiety. also: depression.

upper back and neck pain. and shoulders. (and some people STILL have that cold that’s been sticking around san francisco. now they have coughs- some dry, some productive.)

that head cold from a couple weeks ago seems to have set up shop in some people. now we’ve got chest colds: productive coughs and nasal congestion are the rule. (yellow and green phlegm)

people are pretty stressed out this week. actually, more than stressed- anxious. some people are having panic attacks.

san francisco has a head cold. nasal congestion, fatigue, head ache, slight cough.

lots of people told me that this week they’ve had really vivid dreams. some people have scary ones. some people have adventure ones. some people can’t really remember them, but they have a feeling… most people reported feeling like they hadn’t really rested during the nights when they had vivid dreams.

it’s fall, and people are quitting smoking again.

sore throat, fatigue, slight frontal headache, slight nasal congestion, slight fever, and increased thirst.

the most notable trend this week was how many patients mentioned having a metallic taste in their mouths. most said that they had had it for the last couple of weeks. none of the patients reported this as their chief complaint- it was just an aside.